HS girls soccer: Morrow’s hat trick powers Lady Dawgs

From staff reports

Published 6:00 pm, Saturday, March 13, 2010

Midland High forward Shelby Morrow recorded a hat trick and then added an assist on another goal to lead the Lady Bulldogs to a 4-0 victory against Odessa High on Senior Day at Grande Communications Stadium.

Morrow’s hat trick turned out to also give Midland High at least a share of the District 2-5A title as the Lady Bulldogs improved to 15-1-1 in District 2-5A with 46 points, and have an opportunity to clinch the title outright with a win or tie on Tuesday against San Angelo Central on the road.

The victory was also Midland High’s 15th straight shutout this season, and in 17 district games this season have outscored their opponents 56-1.

“Amarillo High has won something like 10 district titles in a row and to get at least a share was a big deal for us,” Rivas said.

On Saturday, though, it was Morrow’s first goal off an assist from McKenzie Maynard in the 28th minute that helped the Lady Bulldogs overcome a sluggish start to the game for a 1-0 lead.

Morrow wasn’t done, though, as she scored again 10 minutes later, this time of an assist from Molly Barham.

Morrow added another tally in the 55th minute as she finished a pass from Lauren Collyer to complete the hat trick.

“Shelby has really done a good job for us stepping up and putting some points on the board when we need them,” Rivas said. “We came out flat, and our passes weren’t there early on. Odessa High did a really good job in the first half of running an offside trap and that caught us about seven or eight times. I was pleased with the fact, though, that we got the win and got the shutout.”

Rivas said if Midland High and Amarillo High end up tied after Tuesday, the two teams will use a coin flip to determine the top two seeds for the Class 5A playoffs out of District 2-5A.

Midland High holds a three-point lead in the standings, which is what a team is awarded for winning a game. If Amarillo High wins and Midland High loses, the two teams would be tied after 18 games.